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A first-timer's guide to safari
When to go, what to pack and why three nights in each of two camps beats a week in one.
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Behind the scenes with our hotel inspectors
What our team checks on every visit, from water pressure to noise at 2 am, before a hotel joins our list.
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Twelve hotels with fewer than thirty rooms that our team stayed in and would happily book again.
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Great prices and the transfers were waiting for us every time.
Nora IbrahimFamily of five, ItalyOur guide in Lisbon showed us places we would never have found ourselves.
Kenji OrtegaTraveller, Portugal city breakThe safari was the trip of a lifetime. Thank you for every detail.
Mia MoreauHoneymooners, MaldivesGreat prices and the transfers were waiting for us every time.
Samir NovakTraveller, Kenya safariThe honeymoon was perfect, down to the flowers in the room.
Finn MensahCouple, Iceland road tripTravelling with three kids has never been this relaxed.
Priya OkaforSolo traveller, JapanBlog
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Old towns, lake cabins and coastal villages you can reach by train or a short flight, with our favourite hotel in each.
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How to travel more responsibly
Simple ways to keep your money local, from family-run hotels to guides who are paid fairly for their time.
Omar BrennanBeachMay 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Hidden beaches of the Mediterranean
Seven coves in Greece, Sardinia and Croatia that stay quiet in July, and how to reach them by boat or on foot.
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